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Fern G. Z. Carr
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Fern G. Z. Carr is a contemporary Canadian poet and writer who resides in Kelowna, British Columbia. A full member of the League of Canadian Poets, Fern G. Z. Carr is the author of Shards of Crystal (Silver Bow Publishing, 2018).[1] She is a former lawyer, teacher, and past president of both the Kelowna branch of the BC Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and Project Literacy Central Okanagan Society. Carr composes and translates poetry in six languages, including Mandarin.[2]
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Born | 1956 (age 67–68) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Occupation | Poet, writer, translator, teacher, lawyer |
Language | English, French, Spanish, Yiddish, Italian, Mandarin |
Alma mater | University of Manitoba; Collège Universitaire de Saint-Boniface |
Period | 1978 - present |
Genre | Poetry |
Notable works | Shards of Crystal; I Am |
Notable awards | Going to Mars with MAVEN; Poem of the Month for Canada |
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Published over seven hundred times worldwide, Fern G. Z. Carr also curates her own YouTube Channel. Her channel includes poetry, writing, language, and teaching resources.[3]
One of Carr's poems is currently orbiting the planet Mars aboard NASA's MAVEN spacecraft.[4]